Release Version 1.4.0 #686

Job	Run time
Build and run tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.9)	5m 19s
Build and run tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.10)	5m 8s
Build and run tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.11)	5m 17s
Build and run tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.12)	5m 55s
Build and run tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.13)	5m 20s
Build and run tests (macos-13, 3.9)	7m 13s
Build and run tests (macos-13, 3.10)	8m 28s
Build and run tests (macos-13, 3.11)	10m 26s
Build and run tests (macos-13, 3.12)	9m 23s
Build and run tests (macos-13, 3.13)	6m 24s
Build and run tests (macos-latest, 3.9)	3m 45s
Build and run tests (macos-latest, 3.10)	4m 25s
Build and run tests (macos-latest, 3.11)	4m 4s
Build and run tests (macos-latest, 3.12)	4m 2s
Build and run tests (macos-latest, 3.13)	4m 25s
Build and run tests (windows-latest, 3.9)	10m 44s
Build and run tests (windows-latest, 3.10)	9m 53s
Build and run tests (windows-latest, 3.11)	10m 54s
Build and run tests (windows-latest, 3.12)	12m 32s
Build and run tests (windows-latest, 3.13)	10m 45s
	2h 24m 22s

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